A refrigerator stocked with the basics/ Photo by Katie VandenHeuvel
Cooking on a college campus can be an easy way to save money, switch up routine eating habits and even be a good thing to do while hanging out with friends.
There are essentials that anyone wanting to cook needs to have in order to get started. Some people believe cookbooks are the best way to find easy, simple meals that any student can figure out.
Student Olka Forster decided to get creative when it came to cookbooks since the ones she had purchased didn’t really work for her level of basic cooking.
“I wasn’t making things like Spring Chicken with Leeks and Peas, and when I was talking about it with friends we decided it would be fun to make our own cookbook,” Forster said.
Of course, when it comes to cooking its good to have some background or basic knowledge when it comes to measuring or mixing ingredients, but some students don’t have this background which makes things a bit more difficult.
Once you are in that situation though, who is to blame for lack of knowledge? Parents for not educating their children before they leave for school or students for not asking parents for help before they leave?
Towson district chef Chris Shoul believes the parents are not solely to blame “It’s probably a little bit of both, it as the kids are in the young stages it’s on the parents to just force themselves to sit down teach kids.”
Regardless if it’s cooking a simple dinner like Sloppy Joe’s or making desserts with friends; cooking really is something different to do with friends—especially since everyone needs to eat, right?
Of course, nobody wants to cook everyday so on the map below are a bunch of restaurants in the Towson area.
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